The Moderate Republican: Here Come the Taxes II

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.

Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.

Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.

Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.

Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.

From USA Today

Providing health care coverage to millions more Americans is going to cost money, and lots of it, so perhaps it's not surprising that some in Congress want people with unhealthy diets to foot part of the bill. But where would the concept stop?
Congress is eyeing a menu of "lifestyle tax proposals," most prominently a new federal tax on soda and other sugary drinks.

With e record debt and healthcare reform on the docket we should expect a lot of new and interesting tax proposals coming our way. The silver lining? Middle American backlash.

The Moderate Republican

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

Via Meadia

Front Porch Republic

David Brooks

The Soap Box

Here Come the Taxes II

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